Radio today (Jan-Mar 1939)

TmuU Washes Parts Show at Chicago, June 14-77 Wednesday, June 14, and Thursday, June 15, will be Jobber Days at the 1939 National Radio Parts Trade Show at the Stevens Hotel, in Chicago. Friday, June 16, and Saturday. June 17, will be given over to the general trade, with the servicemen carrying on their principal activities on Friday, and the amateurs on Saturday. This is the first time in the history of radio trade shows that specific days have been set aside for various sections of the radio parts industry. Jobbers will thus have an opportunity to discuss problems with their manufacturers, and on general trade days, servicemen and amateurs will find the booths manned by technicians who are familiar with the problems of the technical groups. More than a hundred manufacturers had contracted for over 130 booths in the 1939 Show by the first of March. Ken Hathaway of the Show Corporation reports that the number of exhibitors, as well as the amount of space contracted for, is running ahead of last year's record by nearly a month. When you visit N. Y. World's Fair Radio Today offers to its subscribers, readers, and friends in the industry the complete facilities of a service bureau that will handle everything necessary for comfort and enjoyment during your visit in New York to see the World's Fair as well as New York City, the great metropolis. •/. Earl Smith, Southern representative for Meissner, reviewing his '38 sales reports ichich show him winner of sales contest. W. F. March, Meissner sales manager, and Mrs. Smith standing at left. Albert Reid of Mr. Smith's office standing at right. This bureau is located in the heart of New York, one block from Times Square, and offers tours with room assured in either hotel, residence club, or private home. The hotels and residence clubs are located in Manhattan, and the rooms in private homes are located in Queens County near the site of the World's Fair. All rooms in private homes are located within fifteen minutes' ride of the Fair Grounds. Also included are NBC broadcasting or television studio tours at Radio City, with grand sightseeing tour of Dallas dinner party — left to right: E. Wilkinson, of Wilkinson Bros.; Mrs. Ray Carson; M. B. Patterson, Sylvania rep; P. S. Ellison, Sylvania Sales & Ad. Mgr.; Mrs. E. Wilkinson; Ray Carson, Sylvania rep; Mrs. M. B. Patterson ; celebrating visit of Mr. Ellison on his countrycircling trip. He returns this week to New York after traveling through twenty-seven states visiting Sylvania distributors. New York and admission to the Fair. Radio Today suggests that radio men avail themselves of the services of the Central Sightseeing Bureau, Inc., 55 West 42nd Street, New York, telephone LOngacre 5-3940. No charge is made by this bureau for services rendered. Facsimile network formed by MBS That Facsimile transmission and reception is no longer "around the corner" has been conclusively demonstrated by the formation of a Facsimile network which began operations on March 11. The three Mutual stations WGN, WOR, and WLW making the chain have been transmitting facsimile locally for more than a year and will alternate 30 minute period presentations from 2 to 3:30 a.m. EST. J. R. Poppele, chief engineer of WOR states that while many problems have yet to be solved, broadcasters and manufacturers of facsimile receivers are in a much more encouraging position than were the pioneers of radio. Of interest to servicemen and dealers is his comment that about $15.00 per year will be spent by the owner of a facsimile receiver for paper, parts and service. Further indication that facsimile is hot, is the news that Finch Telecommunications Labs, have engaged Harry Bressler, famous artist to handle special cartoons for facsimile programs. Ralph H. hinder has been appointed Sales Promotion and Advertising Manager of the American Record Corp., New York City. 28 RADIO TODAY